A new contract
"maximum" - any season's maximum amount is 9 million BW Bucks
(9000)

Contract extensions are always executed last in
any transaction week

If a team attempts to sign a player for
multiple years and cannot afford them, BWB will extend the
contract for as long as funds allow.

If the player is involved in a trade during the
life of the contract, the receiving team inherits the contract and
does not need to pay any of the salary. The giving team will
not receive a rebate of any portion of the future salary.
However, salary costs/rebates for the current season will apply.

If a player is released who was
signed to a contract in a previous season, there is no rebate. If that
player returns to the free agent pool, it is at the current season's
published salary.

If a player is released in the same season as
the contract signing, there is no rebate of future salary, but the
current season rebate, if applicable, will apply.

Players may be placed in the minor leagues if their
published salary (not signed salary) for that season meets league
guidelines.

Players on multiyear contracts may never be left
unprotected in expansion, redistribution, or other off-season
draft.

This is a salary cap move, not a method to keep players for
next season.